Nađa Higl (

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: Нађа Хигл; born 2 January 1987) is a

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n swimmer. She was

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in 200 m breaststroke. Higl was awarded the title "Serbian Sportswoman of the year" for the year 2009 by the

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and

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, award for the best athlete of

Swimming career

At the

2009 World Aquatics Championships The 2009 World Aquatics Championships ( it, Campionati mondiali di nuoto 2009) or the XIII FINA World Championships were held in Rome, Italy from 18 July to 2 August 2009. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplin ...

she won gold medal in the 200 meters breaststroke final on 31 July 2009 with a time of 2:21.62, the new European record. She is the first Serbian woman to become a world champion in swimming. She competed at the

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in 100 m breaststroke and 200 m breaststroke where she finished in qualification rounds as 43rd and 33rd respectively. At the

2009 Summer Universiade The 2009 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXV Summer Universiade, was celebrated in Belgrade, Serbia from July 1 to 12, 2009. The event has also been organised by a range of co-host cities mostly in Vojvodina (Serbian Autonomous Provinc ...

she won silver medals in 100 m breaststroke and 200 m breaststroke.

Results

Personal life

Nađa's parents are father Dragan and mother Snežana. Her brother Sebastijan is her personal trainer. Higl is married to Milan Boharević and has two children with him. The family moved to

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in 2021.

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* * * * * Serbian female swimmers Female breaststroke swimmers 1987 births Living people Serbian people of German descent World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Olympic swimmers of Serbia Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in swimming Sportspeople from Pančevo Universiade silver medalists for Serbia Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade Swimmers at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Serbia 21st-century Serbian women {{serbia-swimming-bio-stub

Swimming career

Results

Personal life

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